10 n0v 2023 - Sami Mupu Livestock Group, Wanagiri Village, Buleleng Regency is a goat farming group that was formed in 2016. The number of goats raised is around 400, spread across several pens in different locations, each pen containing 25-50 goats. The activities of the group members are not only farmers but also breeders, carrying out traditional and religious activities. The feed given to the goats consists of grass and leaves that grow around the pen location.
The production of green fodder plants is currently very abundant because it is entering the rainy season. In addition to utilizing fresh green fodder as animal feed, group members have also made silage feed from green fodder, but on a small scale due to limited facilities and infrastructure, so the amount is not sufficient for the long term and the supply is not continuous.
During the coffee harvest season, coffee skin is produced from the coffee processing process. The amount of coffee skin produced is quite large (40-50%), and is usually piled under the coffee tree as fertilizer, but coffee skin is very easy to grow fungus because of its high water content and this is very dangerous for coffee plants. Coffee skin is also usually dried and then given to goats as additional feed, without any special treatment. Dried coffee skin has a very high cellulose content, this can reduce its digestibility. With a touch of technology (fermentation) the cellulose content or crude fiber of coffee skin will be lower, its digestibility will increase and its shelf life will be longer.
Fermented coffee skin can be used as a source of concentrate for goats. According to several references, the green fodder requirement for a goat in a day is 10% of its body weight and it is also important to provide 1% of its body weight as a concentrate feed as a strengthening feed. This means that in 1 cage with 25-50 goats and an average body weight of 25 kg, farmers must provide around 75-125 kg of green fodder every day. Thus, group members must have a supply of feed, both green and concentrate, so that the goat feed needs are always met.
The solution to the problems faced by partners is to provide knowledge, skills and appropriate technology regarding strategies for providing goat feed, by fermenting coffee skin and making silage so that the quantity and quality increase and can be stored longer. Knowledge is provided through counseling, making short materials that are easy to understand, improving skills and appropriate technology is done by conducting direct practice in the field.
